Is the Linux client Free Software (open source)? I use GNOME, so the unofficial KDE client is of no interest to me.

The Dropbox client itself can be run in headless mode. The Linux client comes with dropbox-nautilus that integrates Dropbox with Gnome's Nautilus, so that Dropbox is started automatically whenever you log into Gnome. No KDE is needed. The integration also means that you can open and manipulate your Dropbox folder via Gnome.

The dropbox-nautilus thing is open-source, I believe. The Dropbox proper is closed source.

I should think so (but I don't know the exact algorithm Dropbox uses), but that counteracts the way the Dropbox app is working. If you have two [or more] separate accounts on each their machine, you won't be able to use Dropbox to share files between those machines.

I should think so (but I don't know the exact algorithm Dropbox uses), but that counteracts the way the Dropbox app is working. If you have two [or more] separate accounts on each their machine, you won't be able to use Dropbox to share files between those machines.

Cheers,

i meant if i did it again, but with a different email, ip and computer, would i get paid?